Time to mend and make do, beg, borrow and barter.

Aw thanks lovely folks.

GP how wonderful I did have a nosey - marvelous thank you! xx Keep warm with that little un. xx

RT whilst I appreciate this level of snow in your fine country - I do not like it at home as we're as you've discovered woefully set up for anything under than snow on the telly. Hope you're warm and cosy too. xx

Beanie I hope your side of the county is less drifty! Keep warm lovely lady.

Morning lands - a day of snowstorms again (Sigh, four days in, its a tad less fun). We've feasted on pancakes (yay to frozen MIL milk from xmas) and found some brambles I'd used to make cordial and froze the fruit - lush it was too combined with a packet of raspberry jelly - well we've not much in the way of sugar so its unlikely to actually be a preserve more of a wobbly compote. Had some on some yog too - lush indeed.

Its remarkable how your perspective changes when you can't actually physically get out of your village. I made a roast dinner last night (reduced frozen chicken, a mighty good freezer surf find) so we ate moderately from that and whilst usually I'd lob not one but TWO eggs in the yorkies, I made a half mix and froze the half we didn't need, only used one egg as we're down to 7 and eggs are useful things. *although I do have vegan egg replacement, might have a go at using that*

Same for the bread sauce, usually I'd willy-nilly put a whole onion in that and oodles of milk. This time nope half an onion and watered down milk with frozen crusts from the freezer.

Needs must dear hearts but in all seriousness, I dare ever have an empty cupboard, and whilst I'm careful, its out of frugality not necessity.

It has opened my eyes a bit, we could be so much better at frugal-ness than we are.

Well, food for thought indeed. Fires are on, clothes are bundled on and I'm supposed to be working tomorrow if I can get in, so might attempt to dig car out and move it around seems to be some movement in the village.

*An amazon driver just chapped at the door - in this weather. I guess they don't get paid if they don't deliver stuff - no snow ploughs but amazon drivers.

Wowsers.

Keep safe, off to check the banks and maybe don my big girl boots and dig out the car.